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approvals, and to present the item at a Board meeting. A contract must be executed by the other party prior to submission to the Board Chairman to sign. A copy of the agenda item materials and the executed contract shall be provided to the Purchasing Division for its records. D. Notice of Award. Upon Board approval, the Purchasing Division shall send a notice of award to the successful bidder and request submittal of two copies of the contract approved by the Board (if applicable), any required certificate(s) of insurance and bond(s). E. Certificates of Insurance/Bond(s). Upon receipt of certificate(s) of insurance, bond(s), and contracts executed by the contractor, the Purchasing Division shall submit the certificate(s) of insurance to the County Risk Manager for approval and the bond(s) to the County Attorney for approval. After approval of the bond(s), the Purchasing Division or the contractor shall record the bond(s) in the public records, if appropriate, and send copies of the bond(s), certificate(s) of insurance and the original executed contracts to the Originating Department. The Originating Department shall be responsible for proper routing and submission of the contracts for the Board Chairman's signature. F. Public Construction or Payment and Performance Bonds. 1. Public Construction Bond Required on any Construction Contracts Equal to or in Excess of $100,000. A public construction bond shall be required on any construction or public works contract for a project costing $100,000, or more. Such bond shall be provided by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida. An alternative form of security may be provided in the form of cash, a money order, a certified check, a cashier's check, an irrevocable letter of credit, or other form of security permitted by Florida Statute 255.05(7), in a form acceptable to the County Attorney and the County Budget Director. Payment and Performance Bonds may be used in place of Public Construction Bond. 2. Bond Must be Delivered Prior to Issuing Contract Document. If required, a public construction bond or other form of security shall be delivered to the County prior to execution of the contract. All public construction bonds shall be recorded with the Clerk of the Court by the Purchasing Division or the contractor prior to commencement of the project. G. Executed Contract. The Originating Department shall be responsible for returning a fully executed original contract to the vendor and shall prepare and send a notice to proceed to the contractor when appropriate. An electronic copy of the fully -executed agreement shall also be provided to the Purchasing Division feF the Sid fGldeFand Finance. H. Default by Contractor. All contracts for construction services shall contain a clause providing for termination upon default of the contractor and providing that in such cases the surety company shall bear responsibility for the completion of the contract, or if no surety company has provided a performance bond, the County may claim the alternative security and use 70